EU, NATO to deepen defense ties

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Thursday that she agreed with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte to work in the coming weeks to strengthen the European Union's relationshi...

Pentagon approaches automakers, manufacturers to boost arms production

U.S. defense officials have held talks about producing weapons and other military supplies with top executives of companies—including General Motors and Ford Motor, the Wall Street Journal reported...

Russian strikes kill 17 across Ukraine in worst attack this year

Russia unleashed its deadliest attack so far this year on the Ukrainian capital Kyiv and other cities overnight—killing at least 17 people, including a 12-year-old child, and wounding scores, in dr...

Starlink outage in drone test shows Pentagon’s reliance on SpaceX, analysts say

“If there was no Starlink, the U.S. government wouldn't have access to a global constellation of low earth orbit communications,” said Clayton Swope, a deputy director of the Aerospace Security Pro...

Ukraine further integrates drones with infantry, top general says Russian-held areas retaken

Ukraine's Defense Ministry said Wednesday it was introducing a new model of operations integrating drone warfare with infantry activity—and pointed to successes announced by its top commander in re...

China moves to block entrance to disputed South China Sea shoal, images show

China is employing ships and a barrier to tighten control of the entrance to the Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea—amid tension with the Philippines over the disputed feature, satellite imag...

US destroyer interdicts two oil tankers trying to leave Iran, official says

A U.S. destroyer interdicted two oil tankers attempting to leave Iran on Tuesday, a day after U.S. President Donald Trump's blockade went into effect, and instructed them to turn around, a U.S. off...

Australia to raise defense spending to 3% of GDP by 2033

Australia on Wednesday said it would raise defense spending to 3% of gross domestic product (GDP) by 2033 from about 2% currently—in response to the most "complex and threatening" circumstances sin...

Israeli fire kills six in Gaza, including two children, medics say

Carrying his boy in his arms, Mukhlis Al-Malahi said they were leaving a relative's wedding when an Israeli plane struck a police vehicle. Tap for the full brief.

Russian missile kills at least five civilians in Ukraine's Dnipro, officials say

"These were civilians who were simply driving down the road in their cars. People who were going about their business, heading home to their families," Ukraine's infrastructure minister Oleksiy Kul...

In a first, Libya's rival forces take part in joint US-led military exercises

Forces from Libya's east and west-based administrations participated in U.S. special operations drills in the city of Sirte on Tuesday—in the first such joint military event including the former ci...

Italy suspends defense cooperation deal with Israel

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni's right-wing government has been one of Israel's closest allies in Europe—but has criticized Israeli attacks on Lebanon in recent weeks. Tap for the full brief.

Pope says he will continue to speak out against war after Trump attack

Pope Leo told reporters he plans to keep speaking out against war—after President Trump's direct attack on the leader of the 1.4-billion-member church. Tap for the full brief.

NATO allies refuse to join Trump's Iranian port blockade

NATO allies said they would not get involved in United States blockade of Iranian ports—proposing to intervene only once fighting ends. Tap for the full brief.

Philippines warns of “sabotage” after cyanide seizure in disputed South China Sea atoll

Authorities said laboratory tests confirmed the presence of the deadly substance in bottles seized last year by the Philippine navy—during operations at Second Thomas Shoal. Tap for the full brief.